Timbercorp Cup Tour of the Murray River - NE

Australia, August 31-September 7, 2008

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Stage 11 - September 6: Ouyen - Patchewollock - Ouyen, 86.5km

Photography

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Images by Shane Goss/www.licoricegallery.com

Tour of the Murray River construction crew try out some of the local bikes that were on show in Ouyen during their festival to celebrate the arrival of the tour.
A lead group soon opened up after the start of stage eleven in Ouyen.
The peloton roll through with little interest in bringing back the lead group in the early kilometres of stage eleven.
The peloton make their way towards Patchewollock on the out-and-back course over 86.5km's from Ouyen.
The tour convoy follows the peloton on a small rise during stage eleven.
Anthony Bennett (Swan Hill Rural City Council Pioneers) found himself in the leading group on stage eleven.
Joel Pearson (Savings and Loans) was a member of the leading group that opened up a gap of two minutes on the peloton.
The leaders pass the Patchewollock General Store at the half-way mark of stage eleven.
Tour leader Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) was safely tucked away in the peloton.
David Kemp was surrounded by his Virgin Blue Cycling teammates back in the peloton.
Ashley Baines (Cycle City Ballarat) on the front of the lead group as they turned for home and the finish in Ouyen.
The Virgin Blue Cycling team were driving the peloton towards the lead group in the run home to the finish.
The Tour of the Murray River has been hopping into townships all along the Murray River for six days now.
Craig McCartney (Savings and Loans) escaped the peloton nearing the finish before puncturing and blowing his chances of a stage win.
Riders try to sneak away from the peloton in the final twenty kilometres of the stage.
The peloton pass through an intermediate sprint point with six kilometres to the finish.
Tasmanian Nathan Clarke (Praties) takes out stage eleven of the tour in Ouyen.
Praties team-support member Steve Price (holding wheels) and team-manager Andrew Christie-Johnson congratulate Nathan Clarke on his win as Tour Director John Craven (far left) looks on.
Stage runner-up Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling) chats with tour commentator Lyndsay Hill on the podium in Ouyen.
The stage eleven podium (L-R): Bernard Sulzberger (2nd,Virgin Blue Cycling), Nathan Clarke (1st,Praties) and Peter Johnstone (3rd,Australian Road Cycling).
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) tries on his Tasco Inland Sprint Points leaders jersey.
Malcolm Rudolph (Team Budget Forklifts) is the Tourism Victoria King of the Mountains leader after stage eleven.
Joel Pearson (Savings and Loans) was awarded the MADEC Most Aggressive riders jersey for stage eleven.
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) puts on his yellow jersey in Ouyen.
Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS) will take just a nine second lead over Virgin Blue Cycling's David Kemp into stage twelve.

Results

1 Nathan Clarke (Praties)
2 Bernard Sulzberger (Virgin Blue Cycling)
3 Peter Johnstone (Australian Road Cycling)
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Leigh Howard (Jayco/VIS)